Saved a Heroine From the Brink of Death

144. Apostle (1)

#144. Apostle (1)

“… … .”

With a single word from an anonymous person, Arceli’s divine powers were scattered.

The will that lies in her fist, and the mysterious forces that lie within it.

Everything disappeared in an instant.

“Archeli. Your achievements are great, but they are meaningless in the face of the power of the external gods. Those who do not realize the essence of nothingness are ultimately at their limit.”

“The essence of nothingness…?”

Arceli looked at the nameless man with a vain expression. She felt as if all the achievements she had made, all the years she had accumulated, all the traces of her life were crumbling away.

“Those who borrowed the power of foreign media… could even do something like this?”

“Yes. Your strength is certainly great, but you are no match for me. Unless you are an apostle of a foreign god… Yes, at least Berget. Maybe that b*stard.”

“Berget? Are you talking about that guy who is the god of war?”

“I thought there was no news, but it looks like you went to my dimension.”

“… Did that guy also realize the essence of nothingness?”

“Yes. He has reached that level despite not being an apostle of the outside world. He was born as a human and has come closest to the outside world, and he is the closest to the essence of the concept of martial arts. He may be the first transcendent being to become an outside world.”

“… Have you been toying with that guy until now?”

Arceli laughed in vain and recalled her fight with Berget. She had fought him countless times, and had hurt each other. She had thought that even if they were not equal, the gap between them was not that big, but it turned out that it wasn’t.

[ All things in the universe, be dyed with death . ]

The anonymous prophecy continued once again, and the entire space turned purple.

“Archeli. Choose. Will you die here? Or will you step aside?”

“… … .”

Arceli looked around with a blank expression.

Her once blazing fighting spirit had shrunk to the size of a candle. Her will was broken, and her heart was broken.

The mad warrior Arceli regained her senses and she could no longer fight the nameless one.

“… So what’s the big deal about that?”

But, he didn’t back down.

“A fight like this. Do you think I’ve been in it once or twice?”

He is a madman.

It’s Arcelida.

Even though my will is broken and there is no chance of winning.

I never gave up.

“If you’re going to kill me, then kill me.”

Arcelius stepped forward, enduring the death aura that was weighing on him.

One step. One step.

She stepped forward and grew in real time.

Her fighting spirit was rekindled, and she longed for a place where she could face the unknown.

At this very moment, she was realizing the essence of nothingness.

“… You’re a crazy kid. Realizing the essence of nothingness while fighting. Should I call you a devout person? Or should I call you a crazy woman?”

Myeong-woo moved his hands urgently as he watched her, but Arcelius was faster in attacking him.

He used the power of the Apostles to draw out the power of nothingness, but Arceli also realized the nature of nothingness and was able to destroy it.

At that moment, when Arceli’s attack was about to reach the nameless man,

A glimpse of the observer appeared in the air, stopping Arceli’s movements.

[ Intruder, I do not permit you to interfere with this trial any further . ]

The Watcher’s fragment, at this very moment, has drawn upon the Watcher’s power through the causality allowed to it, and has stopped Arceli with it.

[ Get out now . ]

With a faint voice, Arceli disappeared.

He was literally banished from Langrt.

It could be her original place, another dimension, or an extra-universe. The Watcher’s fragment also threw her into a random other-space.

“… It’s a power that is always bewildering when I see it.”

Anonymous also looked at him with a frown, as if he was not too fond of the fact that he appeared in the viewer’s glimpse.

“Are you not going to interfere any further?”

[ Based on the law of causality, only the intruders were repelled. Any further intervention is not possible. ]

“I see… Then just go there and look around.”

“Now… is it my turn?”

Cynthia, who had been quietly watching the battle between Arceli and the nameless man, used her divine power to walk in the air and reach the nameless man.

“Okay, let’s try it. We’re both foreign apostles.”

“Not an apostle. More precisely… an acting apostle.”

“That’s it.”

Cynthia was only given the title of apostle temporarily. She doesn’t know why. She doesn’t need to know, and she doesn’t want to know.

The important thing is that with this power granted, you can defeat the enemy before you, the nameless one, and return to Earth.

“Okay. Then… I’ll go.”

Cynthia looked at the nameless one, with all the stars of the Holy Body extremely active.

It was time to put an end to the long journey in Langrut.

***

A sanctuary where the illusionary barrier has been destroyed.

Inside was Irina, wearing a pure white one-piece dress.

There were countless vengeful spirits wandering around her. They had given Cynthia divine powers, and now they were trapped in the sanctuary, wandering around Irina, having lost their form and become only spirits.

Now, the only one left in the sanctuary with a complete body is Irina, who has unleashed a magic barrier.

She alone was maintaining the barrier, concentrating on preventing the spirits from being consumed by the aura of death.

The barrier of the sanctuary was currently broken by the Watcher’s fragments, and if left as is, the barrier would be destroyed in no time.

“… For now, all we can do is delay the destruction of the barrier.”

Irina, who had been stripped of her status as an apostle of the foreign god, was unable to completely restore the barrier. This was natural, as she could no longer use the power of illusion.

“Shia needs to finish the work on time….”

If Cain outside were to be destroyed, Langrut would be able to escape the clutches of the Watcher, and in that case, there would be no need for the Sanctuary’s barrier. The spirits wandering around would be able to reincarnate into the underworld, and he himself would be able to find the peace he had longed for.

“Please. May that child be safe….”

Irina prayed, thinking of Cynthia.

She hoped that she could defeat Cain, return to Earth, and live the life she wanted.

***

Cynthia became the acting apostle of the foreign messenger, “The Guardian”. She was granted protection and was able to exercise some of the powers he possessed.

And was granted knowledge.

Knowledge related to the void, which is part of the outer universe.

This was something that could only be obtained by understanding the nature of nothingness that Anonymous had mentioned, but thanks to her ability as an outsider, she was able to overcome all those limitations and acquire knowledge.

《 Prove your worth as a guardian 》

As Cynthia faced the unknown, she felt passages from the book come to mind.

It was a similar feeling to when I read the sentence engraved on the book, which was the symbol of the Guardian.

‘If you ask me to prove my qualifications, I guess that means I have to take down the nameless one.’

Nameless has been an apostle of the outside world for much longer than I. As such, he has a greater understanding of power and will likely have more insight into the nature of nothingness.

The same goes for the dedication.

Before he became a foreigner, he was a top-tier transcendent being and at the same time possessed numerous powers.

It was never an easy opponent.

‘Whew- I can win. I promised Irina, and my brother is waiting for me. I’ll defeat Nameless as soon as possible… and return to Earth.’

Cynthia’s entire body was covered with illusions.

This was passed on to Cynthia while Irina still possessed the power of an apostle.

The fantasy strengthened Irina’s body in a way that suited her, according to her residual thoughts, and the fantasy became reality, greatly increasing her physical abilities.

Fantasy come true.

The ultimate form of Irina’s power was revealed to Cynthia.

“That ability… is something Irina possessed.”

Nameless looked at Cynthia with a hazy look, perhaps sensing Irina’s longing in the realization of her fantasy.

“That’s right. The power of illusion realization is the power of Irina. And… I have a separate power.”

Powers granted to the Guardian as an Apostle.

The power of divine speed.

It was the power that contained Cynthia’s wish to return to Earth at a speed faster than light.

“I’ll finish it as quickly as possible.”

The power of speed was so powerful that even the body of a superior transcendent being could not handle it, so it was essential to strengthen the body through illusion realization.

And now, Cynthia, with her body strengthened, activated the power of speed and controlled her speed.

Before a moment had passed, Cynthia stood before Nameless.

“Uh-uh-ah!”

Her power struck the face of the nameless. Kwaaang-!

There was a huge explosion.